Swallow Craft-class patrol vessel

Swallow Craft (65 Design) Class of Inshore Patrol Vessels are a series of watercraft built by South Korea's Kangnam/Swallow Craft, in Pusan for the Indian Coast Guard.^[1]

Design

The vessels in this series are 20 meters long with a beam of 4.8 meters. The hull of each vessel is made of Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) and they are armed with a 7.62 mm MG. They are powered by two 12V71 TA GM Detroit diesel engines, which generate 840 bhp and drive two propellers. The Swallow Craft class vessels have a crew of 8 enlisted sailors and have a range 400 nmi at 20 knots.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant Number	Date of commission	Status
ICGS	C01	24-7-80
ICGS	C02	24-7-80	Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001
ICGS	C03	24-7-80	Stricken in 1996
ICGS	C04	24-7-80
ICGS	C05	24-7-80
ICGS	C06	24-7-80	Decommissioned on 24 Sep 2001
ICGS	C62		Stricken in 2000
ICGS	C63

Specification^[1]

Displacement : 32 tonnes
Length : 20.0 meter
Beam : 4.80 meter
Draught : 1.3 meter
Armament : single 7.62 mm MG
Electronic Radar : 1* nav.
Power : 2 GM Detroit Diesel 12V71 TA
Propulsion : 2 propellers, 840 bh
Range : 400 nmi at 20 kn
Crew : 8 enlisted.

References

^ ^a ^b The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim

External links

[Eric-1] The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems By Eric Wertheim

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